Overweight & Obesity
New medical advances marking the end of a long reign for 'diet wizards'
For many years, the long-term success rates for those who attempt to lose excess body weight have hovered around 5-10 percent.
Dec 27, 2017
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News tagged with obese patients
Sleep disorders
Mediterranean diet and exercise can reduce sleep apnea symptoms
Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnoea, according to new research.
Nov 2, 2011
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Medical research
T cell population altered in patients with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity
As obesity rates rise, so does the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D). In obese individuals and those with obesity-induced T2D, there is an accumulation of immune cells within adipose tissue that results in a low level of ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Sleep disorders
ATS publishes clinical guideline on obesity hypoventilation syndrome
The American Thoracic Society has published an official clinical guideline on the evaluation and management of obesity hypoventilation syndrome in the Society's Aug. 1 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 1, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Low chance of recovering normal body weight highlights need for obesity prevention
The chance of an obese person attaining normal body weight is 1 in 210 for men and 1 in 124 for women, increasing to 1 in 1,290 for men and 1 in 677 for women with severe obesity, according to a study of UK health records ...
Jul 16, 2015
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Diabetes
Researchers observe new mechanism for diabetes resolution
Though existing research has shown gastric bypass surgery resolves type 2 diabetes, the reason has remained unclear. A research team, led by Nicholas Stylopoulos, MD, Boston Children's Hospital's Division of Endocrinology, ...
Jul 25, 2013
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Surgery
Obesity linked to higher rate of knee replacement revisions
Australians undergoing a knee replacement operation are at a higher risk of needing further surgery if they're obese.
Nov 15, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Enzyme responsible for obesity-related high blood pressure identified
Obesity is a serious health problem affecting approximately one-third of the adult population in the United States. Obese individuals have an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including hypertension. ...
May 5, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Increased breast cancer risk in obesity linked to fat cell chemicals
Obesity increases the release of tumor-promoting molecules from fat tissue and is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in Endocrine-Related Cancer. The study found that fat tissue ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer has an obesity-related risk factor, and it depends on sex and cancer type
Obesity has been previously linked to an increased risk of cancer, but most studies have not differentiated the risks between male and female patients. A new study published June 12 in the journal Cancer Cell takes a closer ...
Jun 12, 2023
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